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    Intel i7-8665U Throttling issue? Suspected cores stuck in sleep after laptop sleep

    Interesting discussion. I've swapped out adapter just for testing purposes. Also, incase anyone is wondering the Dell Power Manager does have Thermal Profiles which I usually operate in Optimized, but I might set to Ultra Performance. (Behind the scenes SMBIOS config) Short of that, using...
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    Intel i7-8665U Throttling issue? Suspected cores stuck in sleep after laptop sleep

    I don't believe it shouldn't happen at all, but in this instance, dropping suddenly to 0.5ghz and being stuck at 55c until AC power unplug, seems strange. For my understanding, BD PROCHOT is external sensors where as just PROCHOT and HOT are CPU based limits (next to the LIMITS button) -- I only...
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    Intel i7-8665U Throttling issue? Suspected cores stuck in sleep after laptop sleep

    Normally, I'd agree with the temperature being the issue here, however the laptop isn't hot, nor is the fan running. There is ample airflow under the laptop, and I've even tried a cooling pad. Here's a screen capture of ThrottleStop when this happened recently while being used. It suddenly...
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    Intel i7-8665U Throttling issue? Suspected cores stuck in sleep after laptop sleep

    ThrottleStop was actually my first point of call, and I think I replicated on a fresh install. I sent this info to Dell tech team from a fresh install of W10. My understanding of C states is new, so forgive any misinterpretations. Here was my email: Also, a reply from the creator himself ...
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    Intel i7-8665U Throttling issue? Suspected cores stuck in sleep after laptop sleep

    Hi all, Long time lurker -- first time poster. I decided to post here after seeing the insightful blog post around Defender & Kernel Counters from @unclewebb... Alas, those are all reporting "normal". I have a Dell Latitude 7400 that seems to get all but 1 of it's CPU cores stuck in sleep...
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